Well today was great, it was international free ice cream day for ben and jerry's. After spanish class thats what I did for about two hours. Get a gracious scoop, leave the store, go to the end of the line and repeat as many times as desired.

It was quite sunny today so ice cream seemed to fit really well. Later some of my friends joined me and aided in my ice cream hoarding. Then it was time for some good food at mastero churreo. Felicia is nearing her last days in madrid so we had lunch at her favorite spot.

After much time spent in the sun having lunch and some laughs with some friends we returned for on last round of ice cream before heading our respective ways. I returned home and relaxed for a while, music , guitar, the usual before the kids arrived.

Today was really hot, we decided that today was great for a water balloon fight. Miguel and I prepared most of the ammunition while Gonzalo and Sofia were at Tenis practice.

Before I tell you about the rest of the evening, I want to mention something about the kids, something i havnt done and really need to do:

Miguel-13
Oldest of the group, very funny. He is always singing, dancing, acting like a fool during class and the rest of the time. Really into futbol, loves real madrid and christiano ronaldo. Very self motivated and outgoing. Likes to explore the boundries of things every now and again; he thinks thats ok because with out doing some things life would be boring-which he is absolutely correct.

Sofía-12
Great, doesnt sit aside and let the two brothers boss her around. Loves to play tenis and is really into fashion. Very creative and likes to tell me jokes or things she has made up at the beginnings of class. Can be a little shy at times, like when she doesnt want to do english. But if we talk about something fun or something she likes and cant get her stop.

Gonzalo-9
Younger, most creative and expresive kids in the house. Loves to have fun, speak english, learn new things. Taken quite a liking to getting piggy back rides everywhere and setting the table. Really into futbol as well, lives to be outside and create new games. Always wants to do new things and always remember to remind me of things we are supposed to be doing(making muffins, pancakes, water balloon fights, etc)

We filled a good amount of balloons and filled the rest when Sofía and Gonzalo returned. This was soon filled with the normal riff raft the goes along with water, kids, and an immature adult.

We set off for quite the battle that I will remember for quite some time. Sometimes the balloons didnt break but made for good hunting and revenge. Miguel came out with actually the two best shots of the day. The first, I was chasing him down. He is quite a fast kids so it took some time to catch up. As soon as I got close he turned around and threw the balloon in a last ditch effort. It struck me so hard in the face it put me off balance.

Now for the second throw and something quite fantastic yet not the best. We were filling the last round of balloons after we had already extinguished our previous supply. Miguel made his small and wanted to make a bigger one. Ok fine with me. He wanted to throw it to the neighbors house but I said no to the street, we heard someone speaking. Miguel motioned, should i throw it? Well sure enough it goes over the bushes; you hear the water balloon break and someone yell coño(what the fuck in spanish).

We disappeared fast. This lady was furious she was looking in the yard, the kids had retreated inside and were looking out from the balcony and windows. Miguel made eye contact with a very upset woman. Irene either knew or saw this happened and went and talked with the lady. Not sure what was said and dont really want to know.

The kids and I just cant stop laughing about it, the fact that Miguel threw it, it actually hit the lady. This opened up a whole new window of things to talk about. Oh one last story that Miguel wanted me to share just in case anyone thinks its as funny as I did.

About a week ago Miguel was studding down in his room, he must put his whole brain process into it because of the next event that happened. He went to use the bathroom, the laundry bin was open which is quite near the toilet. Not paying any attention, starts peeing in the laundry. He said it was a good ten fifteen seconds before he realized what he was doing.

He didnt tell anyone right away. He waited until dinner time when it was just me and the kids. When he told me this I was only half paying attention and half eating. As soon as he got the the peeing part I choked on what ever I was eating at the time. We have had some good times and have been sharing a lot of stories. Things couldnt be much better